Rashawn Interview

[vman25bv]

From the Facebook page of David Monette Trumpets. He talks a bit about the instrument he's using and mixes in some info regarding the album...for what it's worth.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3294899781819

[DerekJTR2]

I can't believe it's actually real

[Riverrat1]

He said that they recorded the horns in one day. I wonder if that means a lot of the music is some stuff they've already played.

[K3nTaKa0s]

Good find.

[dotpsd]

Incredible find right here, thanks for posting! I'm happy to hear actual talks of recording going on and progress being made. May I also say that he looks even better this year, he's lost so much weight, good for him!

[westwingjl]

So this sounds like tangible progress has been made. Maybe an album by the end of the year isn't out of the question. I had serious doubts about any significant progress being made, due to my own pessimism.

[RAPUNZEL13]

He won't say Lillywhite. Funny, keeps saying "the producer"

[42graystreet]

Wow, almost sounds like the album could be done in a matter of weeks.

[dmbfan4ever]

Wow, almost sounds like the album could be done in a matter of weeks.
Agreed. :thumbsup

[jaymas9]

He said that they recorded the horns in one day. I wonder if that means a lot of the music is some stuff they've already played.I'm thinking it means they spent a lot of time creating, writing, and then busted their asses during tracking and overdubbing. Don't think they brought Lillywhite in for stuff that wasn't brand new. Just IMO.

[jamesismy]

Wow, almost sounds like the album could be done in a matter of weeks.

It's kinda crazy. It's all happening so fast, I keep telling people about the news one day, and then the next it's something new and better. Today was a very good day in the DMB world.

[TheLastPig]

Wow, just seeing that genuine smile on his face talking about it makes me really excited. Solid progress and he even said a "more organic" sound AHHH!

[haybale97]

Damn, it sounds like lots of progress was made. I can't believe they're that far along already. Did not expect that at all.

[OoYeahTrafikJam]

happy to hear rashawn said they were taking an organic approach to the album

[jasonfilatov]

really pumped

[sheldonlevene]

So fucking awesome.

[crawfish]

Wow, just seeing that genuine smile on his face talking about it makes me really excited. Solid progress and he even said a "more organic" sound AHHH!

I really hope that this is indeed true.

[haefs11]

all the horn parts in one day?

that's interesting

[lastcall]

so much good stuff in this interview!
"organic approach", hard hitting funk, and the fact that he's singing backing vocals means theres set lyrics! huzzah!!!

[Panther41]

happy to hear rashawn said they were taking an organic approach to the album

Yes! This! :D


I'm calling it now. This album will debut before the tour kicks off. Or during. Either way, we're getting a new DMB album this summer.

[yanks7533]

holy shit this album's going to be out by the summer haha

[TheStone91]

Man, this day/night just keeps getting better and better! Good find OP!

[TheStone91]

All the horn parts in 1 day?? Maybe there will be some older songs on the new CD??

[sheldonlevene]

Why are we associating quick recording with old songs. He said recorded. Not wrote. It's completely plausible that you can write for almost a month and be able to record them all in one day.

[canes101190]

Very, very awesome. Rashawn is the man.

Took a month to perfect them and finish the tunes, took 6 hours to lay it all down and track it. Now it's time to touch it up and release this bitch. Lillywhite'd.

[TheStone91]

Why are we associating quick recording with old songs. He said recorded. Not wrote. It's completely plausible that you can write for almost a month and be able to record them all in one day.


Very true, didn't think about it this way. :thumbsup


I'm sooo pumped right now!!

[taproot]

If this means that they are in fact putting some old tunes on the album, then please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD let sugar will be released!! :hump

[Crash1983]

very good find!

[yanks7533]

hopefully it just means the writing was easy and inspired, remember, dave did write like 40 songs in 2-3 years in the beginning, something tells me dave did alot of writing in the offseason and may have even collaborated with the guys over the past year.

[Dramageek]

Very, very awesome. Rashawn is the man.

Took a month to perfect them and finish the tunes, took 6 hours to lay it all down and track it. Now it's time to touch it up and release this bitch. Lillywhite'd.

Boom. Lillywhited. I havent been this truly excited about DMB in years! Though it is not their M.O., it is possible to work quickly.

[thestand]

Remember, before DMB, Rashawn spent time as a session horn player. Coming in and knocking out his part is what he's been paid to do in the past. He says 6 hours, so if there's 12 songs on the album, it's about 30 minutes for each song to lay down, which I can definitely see him doing. They spent a month writing and playing sessions, and we've seen in past videos that Rashawn writes his music down, so getting a clean take in a half an hour for the horn is more than believable. I wouldn't read in at all to it meaning there's more old material. I mean, even if they do bring in a Sugar Will or Shotgun or what have you, it's doubtful that Rashawn writing out and recording his horn part would be drastically quicker than a brand new song would be, as far as the actual final recording goes.

[LancLanc]

I bet Batson would have stacked the shit of of some horns.

[CGTP13]

All I want are some horn solos. Not sure why, but hearing that the horns were all recorded in one day has me worried that there won't be many solo spots.

[haefs11]

Boom. Lillywhited. I havent been this truly excited about DMB in years! Though it is not their M.O., it is possible to work quickly.

Although the tour date information is fun, and concerts are the best part of being a DMB fan. There is just something special about new albums.

[character111]

Remember, before DMB, Rashawn spent time as a session horn player. Coming in and knocking out his part is what he's been paid to do in the past. He says 6 hours, so if there's 12 songs on the album, it's about 30 minutes for each song to lay down, which I can definitely see him doing. They spent a month writing and playing sessions, and we've seen in past videos that Rashawn writes his music down, so getting a clean take in a half an hour for the horn is more than believable. I wouldn't read in at all to it meaning there's more old material. I mean, even if they do bring in a Sugar Will or Shotgun or what have you, it's doubtful that Rashawn writing out and recording his horn part would be drastically quicker than a brand new song would be, as far as the actual final recording goes.

Agreed. The other thing that I picked up from the interview is that they played live scratch tracks for Carter to record his drum tracks to. Personally, I wouldn't have expected them to use the horns for scratch tracks because of bleed-over into the drum mics, but depending on which studio, one of the rooms could have been a completely sound-proof room to prevent that. Point is, Rashawn sounded like he played live as Carter cut the drum tracks, so he got plenty of practice there before going back in to do his final takes (in 6 hours).

I do wonder how much jamming or extended sections are going to be in the songs if the final horn takes were recorded so quickly, but... if they were overdubbed to the drums, and the drums were based on the band playing scratch tracks together live, then the initial song structures could include some decent jams.

[Dramageek]

I remember from the BTCS Ultrasound, Boyd had like a one day notice on the violin solo in Crush. I don't necessarily take this to mean that there are no solos, just that Rashawn (and Jeff?) wrote some bitchin' horn parts. Who knows how much writing the band did in the offseason or between/during Caravans.

[Jadorsey34]

Yah, they definitely spent a lot of the 2011 off touring year prepping this album. They know what theyre doing..:thumbsup This Lilywhite Seattle stuff isnt any pre-production stuff. Sounds like theyre getting this done for a summer release hopefully

[joshizzle3]

I love seeing him smile n/h. It just makes me smile

[Firedancer627]

Awesome, awesome find!

Alright...I'm getting exciting. Can we please get that official announcement already? You would think they would start hyping a new album is coming out...

[MinaretMarching]

Unbelievable. To hear the horn sections were laid down in one day is astounding. Not just one day, six hours. Jeff is probably filling out his stuff more. To think that the band wasn't jamming at caravans or collaborating in the off season would be ludicrous. I know their track record doesn't hold water, but to hear how quickly it's come together, not to mention an unstacked organic sound is music to my ears. The off season is quickly becoming the not off season. Thank goodness.

[DMBCardinal]

This got me excited! Funny how he kept on saying "the producer" without saying Lillywhite's name. :lol

[Caveat Emperor]

Based on the timeline we know about BW, they're now at roughly the same spot with this new album (initial tracking of horns, moving into guitar and rhythm) that they were for BW three years ago. BW ended up dropping on 6/2/09.

We could be getting a new disc a lot sooner than people expected.

[pbrk11]

[QUOTE=Caveat Emperor;13324335]Based on the timeline we know about BW, they're now at roughly the same spot with this new album (initial tracking of horns, moving into guitar and rhythm) that they were for BW three years ago. BW ended up dropping on 6/2/09.

i remember stefan tweeting about tracking around feb/mar of 09.i do know things about recording but not on a professional level by any means..but what i got from stefans tweet about tracking is its basically recording already written parts...i see this as good things,i also absolutely dig everything shawny ross does with the band,hes a lot bigger than alot of people realize to keeping this band together,i think he really does keep it fresh yall.

[dmbfan1011]

OP great find, pumped up now!

[TMoore4075]

Based on the timeline we know about BW, they're now at roughly the same spot with this new album (initial tracking of horns, moving into guitar and rhythm) that they were for BW three years ago. BW ended up dropping on 6/2/09.

We could be getting a new disc a lot sooner than people expected.

This is what surprised me the most out of that interview. It seems as though either it moved really fast or they had a lot of music ready to go going into this. Hopefully we'll be finding out soon.

[pele69]

This got me excited! Funny how he kept on saying "the producer" without saying Lillywhite's name. :lol

I dont think he has the relationship with Lillywhite that the rest of the band has and probably has no idea that most people seeing that clip will be DMB fans who love Lillywhite. Again, he probably just does that for the ease of the interview.

[kitkatcarter]

I need a new pair of pants

[blusi]

Nice interview. And he's talking about it, like it's offical, that they're in the studio. And it looks like, that most stuff is done. :D Awsome!

[clive bixby]

that was fun to watch. it looks like he is happy with what they have worked on. however only 6 hours to record is kind of a bummer

[dmbfan4ever]

Maybe there aren't a lot of horns on the album.

[evino526]

Maybe there aren't a lot of horns on the album.

Doubtful...well at least I hope this isn't the case. Based off of what he was saying, it sounds like they created a solid foundation with the live recordings for them to play over while recording their separate parts. I'm guessing they took 3-4 passes through each song and were able to get what they were looking for.

[sheldonlevene]

People act as if the quick recording of the horns is a bad things b/c that means they rushed.

He didn't say we had to get them done in a day. He said we got them done in a day. If they weren't perfect they probably would have been at it for longer.

I think we should give this guy Lillywhite the benefit of the doubt.

[DMBCardinal]

I dont think he has the relationship with Lillywhite that the rest of the band has and probably has no idea that most people seeing that clip will be DMB fans who love Lillywhite. Again, he probably just does that for the ease of the interview.

Good point. I didn't think of this.

[Nick11dx]

anyone know if this video is uploaded elsewhere? For whatever reason my computer wont let me play flash based video on facebook (though I can watch it elsewhere).

[JohnK86]

I don´t know why it would take Rashawn more than a few hours to record his parts, if they are all written down. Listen to him live, he practically never makes mistakes. He and Jeff are such top-notch musicians and experienced session players, that they don´t really need more than a few takes per song. Also, they could still be recording solos and whatnot.

[BruceW]

i wonder if what he is playing at the end of the video are some short lines from the album...almost bet so

[tub50328]

i wonder if what he is playing at the end of the video are some short lines from the album...almost bet so

I was thinking that same thing. Cannot wait for an official announcement of some kind.

[Useliteski]

hopefully the music is worth listening to. the fact that this all sounds so rushed kind of scares me.

[blusi]

I don´t know why it would take Rashawn more than a few hours to record his parts, if they are all written down. Listen to him live, he practically never makes mistakes. He and Jeff are such top-notch musicians and experienced session players, that they don´t really need more than a few takes per song. Also, they could still be recording solos and whatnot.

Right. They are top musicians. Maybe it isn't exactly 6 hours, but if they had sheet music, one take would be enough, maybe two.

[evino526]

hopefully the music is worth listening to. the fact that this all sounds so rushed kind of scares me.

Just because the process has been quick doesn't mean it was rushed.

[aggiekjw]

I like the sound of this... As I've said before, I hope we get an e-mail that says "new album in 30 days". We all know that the 300K that will make it a billboard #1 will find out about a dmb album in 30 days. I'd like to see an album before the tour. a late april release is what I'm calling.

[sheldonlevene]

I'd be way more concerned if we were getting news that nothing had really been done yet.

Again, the speed shouldn't concern anyone. It's better than going in, coming out to tour with nothing, and then having to regroup during breaks/after the tour to try to write more.

[evino526]

I'd be way more concerned if we were getting news that nothing had really been done yet.

Again, the speed shouldn't concern anyone. It's better than going in, coming out to tour with nothing, and then having to regroup during breaks/after the tour to try to write more.

:thumbsup They are taking a much different approach than BW. They went in with presumably no material and the whole process took years. With this album, it appears that they've already written new songs and/or resurrected old before going in to the studio. The recording of this album is just that, recording. No writing, no brainstorming. Lillywhite doesn't seem to be the type to rush or cut corners.

[kittensXLI]

Fantastic find, OP! Thanks for sharing.

[warhawkDMB30]

This rocks. Love it.

[eggsrsweet]

What if during those six hours, Rashawn played a half hour straight for each song. And then Lillywhite will pick out the parts he thinks are best. :lol

That's what Lillywhite did with BTCS... he just had the band play for an indefinite amount of time and then he would take those parts to form the solos.

[Luv4Roi]

He said. Organic!!!!!! :multi:multi:multi:multi:multi:multi:multi:multi:m ulti:hump:hump:hump:hump:hump:hump:hump:hump:hump: D:D:D:D:D:D

[DMBvol41]

I just want this album to be NEW MUSIC.

[hockygoalie41]

I just want this album to be NEW MUSIC.

:thumbsup

[yanks7533]

I'm surprised this thread is so dead there's a lot of really surprising interesting info in that 5 minutes

It's interesting to see such a different approach after they loved the last approach so much, there obviously was some writing going on over the year off whether it was just dave, dave collaborating over the Internets with ppl or even if they got together in c-ville for a few weeks. There is also the factor is revisiting old song which i would entirely not be happy with but that's another story.

Who knows, maybe things are just clicking finally

[rantingthespian]

I bet this album is going to be pretty much Busted Stuff: Mark II


... and I am not saying that is a bad thing.

[stlbluespower]

can't access the video yet. This is differenct than the video from a few months ago where he went into the music shop to try out a new horn?

"Organic"............what the hell does this even mean? I know everyone associates it with DMB thru BTCS, but who knows what Rashawn means.

This thread is too optomistic and positive for Ants - it's kinda creepy.

I, too, hope it is all new music. Just having a hard time believeing that the band was that active during the past year to have all new material ready so quick. We shall see. What was the Dave quote towards the end of the Caravans..."hope to have new music next time we see you...."?

[DMBvol41]

What baffles me is that so many people want unreleased songs on this album.

STEVE LILLYWHITE is the producer people!! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you think we can do better than:

Kill The King
Blackjack
Break Free
Idea Of You
Shotgun (needs completely different lyrics)
Break For It
Sweet Up And Down (we already know what this sounds like in the studio!)
Can't Stop
Crazy Easy

Some of these songs are decent, but they can do so much better.

The ONLY unreleased song that i wouldn't mind on the album is Sugar Will because Lillywhite could do tons of diferent things with that song from a jazz perspective. But I would prefer this new album to be brand new.

ALL NEW, songs that have never been heard before...

[Riverrat1]

I think when he said "organic sound," that meant they aren't "stacking" the horns like on Big Whiskey. Maybe not?

[mgm248]

I'm fine with a fast pace, but I'm VERY concerned that it might mean an album of old, unreleased songs. If Lillywhite is with them, I want them writing.

[crashintonickdm]

I'm fine with a fast pace, but I'm VERY concerned that it might mean an album of old, unreleased songs. If Lillywhite is with them, I want them writing.

id be happy if it were the 2004 songs.

dont want blackjack, or anything shitty like that.

[DMBvol41]

I'm fine with a fast pace, but I'm VERY concerned that it might mean an album of old, unreleased songs. If Lillywhite is with them, I want them writing.

Couldn't agree more

[Dramageek]

I think when he said "organic sound," that meant they aren't "stacking" the horns like on Big Whiskey. Maybe not?

I think the "stacking" refers to the trumpet manufacturer touting its horn's ability to sound full and powerful on an album on one track rather than having to be stacked on multiple tracks to have the same effect, as is apparently done on many commercial pop records. To that end, I hope the term "organic" refers to the fact that there is a nice, rich sound with little unnecessary tinkering in the studio.

[AntzDigger7]

can't access the video yet. This is differenct than the video from a few months ago where he went into the music shop to try out a new horn?

"Organic"............what the hell does this even mean? I know everyone associates it with DMB thru BTCS, but who knows what Rashawn means.

This thread is too optomistic and positive for Ants - it's kinda creepy.

I, too, hope it is all new music. Just having a hard time believeing that the band was that active during the past year to have all new material ready so quick. We shall see. What was the Dave quote towards the end of the Caravans..."hope to have new music next time we see you...."?

Organic is the most overused word in creative work these days.

[NeatFreakGeek]

does anyone know DMB's contract status with their label? are they still under contract? that could affect release dates.

[rantingthespian]

does anyone know DMB's contract status with their label? are they still under contract? that could affect release dates.

They are still under contract. Dave is also still under contract for another solo album as well.

[panini2001]

Speed of recording an album never an issue. Most if not all the Beatles albums were recorded in under a month. This all looks positive.

[NeatFreakGeek]

Speed of recording an album never an issue. Most if not all the Beatles albums were recorded in under a month. This all looks positive.

uh dont think comparing albums recorded 40 years ago to today is a fair comparison.

[rantingthespian]

What baffles me is that so many people want unreleased songs on this album.

STEVE LILLYWHITE is the producer people!! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you think we can do better than:

Kill The King
Blackjack
Break Free
Idea Of You
Shotgun (needs completely different lyrics)
Break For It
Sweet Up And Down (we already know what this sounds like in the studio!)
Can't Stop
Crazy Easy

Some of these songs are decent, but they can do so much better.

The ONLY unreleased song that i wouldn't mind on the album is Sugar Will because Lillywhite could do tons of diferent things with that song from a jazz perspective. But I would prefer this new album to be brand new.

ALL NEW, songs that have never been heard before...

All of those songs (I think) are great. I think Idea of You and Crazy Easy are easily 2 of the better songs they have written since 2000. I would love it if the album had any of these songs:

Crazy Easy
Sugar Will
Idea Of You
Break Free
Shotgun
Kill the King
Break For It
Sweet Up & Down
JTR
Get In Line
Good Good Time
Loving Wings
Sister
Hold Me Up/Down
Hurricane
I Won't Give It Away
Jackpot (Falling Off the Roof)
Monkey Man
Once On A Wild Afternoon
Round And Round
Sweet

Also, the studio version of SU&D we have sounds dead. It is probably the weakest sounding song on the LWS.

If the album had a finalized Blackjack with thought out lyrics, I'd be fine with that as well.

[evino526]

uh dont think comparing albums recorded 40 years ago to today is a fair comparison.

You're right! Recording an album today is a lot easier considering all mixing boards and interfaces are digital.

[AntzDigger7]

Speed of recording an album never an issue. Most if not all the Beatles albums were recorded in under a month. This all looks positive.

i'm quite certain that most ants would disagree with your statement, in the context of dmb. Everyday was recorded in 20 minutes or something and the lack of quality is quite transparent.

[mgm248]

id be happy if it were the 2004 songs.

dont want blackjack, or anything shitty like that.

I'd be happy with 04 songs, when listening to the album, but I really want them writing songs, not necessarily better then the 04 songs, but songs I'd like to hear in concerts.

[sheldonlevene]

i'm quite certain that most ants would disagree with your statement, in the context of dmb. Everyday was recorded in 20 minutes or something and the lack of quality is quite transparent.

Why are we suddenly touting this as fact?

It isn't. The album itself is longer than 20 minutes.

It was written in 10 days or so.

[Caveat Emperor]

I'm fine with a fast pace, but I'm VERY concerned that it might mean an album of old, unreleased songs. If Lillywhite is with them, I want them writing.

You really think Steve Lillywhite and DMB are coming back together -- after a bitter falling out and with all the expectations about what a reunion means -- just to release a B-Side disc?

If they were going to do a B-Side disc, they'd never make a big producer choice.

[TMoore4075]

You really think Steve Lillywhite and DMB are coming back together -- after a bitter falling out and with all the expectations about what a reunion means -- just to release a B-Side disc?

If they were going to do a B-Side disc, they'd never make a big producer choice.

This is a good point.

[panini2001]

uh dont think comparing albums recorded 40 years ago to today is a fair comparison.

I'd be very happy if an album sounded like 'Rubber to Abbey' and anything inbetween thankyou very much. 40 years ago totally doesnt make a scrap of difference.

[vman25bv]

can't access the video yet. This is differenct than the video from a few months ago where he went into the music shop to try out a new horn?



Yes it is.

[kittensXLI]

You really think Steve Lillywhite and DMB are coming back together -- after a bitter falling out and with all the expectations about what a reunion means -- just to release a B-Side disc?

If they were going to do a B-Side disc, they'd never make a big producer choice.
Great point.

[sheldonlevene]

Great point.

It really is. Wouldn't they go the Harris style route again. Or just reunite with Cavallo at that point?

[SpotlightEyes]

You really think Steve Lillywhite and DMB are coming back together -- after a bitter falling out and with all the expectations about what a reunion means -- just to release a B-Side disc?

If they were going to do a B-Side disc, they'd never make a big producer choice.

Or, perhaps they've WANTED to put many of those songs on album for a while and couldn't get them right in the studio. Maybe that's where Lillywhite comes in/

[panini2001]

Great point.

Could be testing the water of the relationship by keeping things calm by recording a b side style album first before deciding on whether to release 'new material' at a later date. Just a tad strange no official word of brand new recordings has surfaced.

[aggiekjw]

dave's a big fan of radiohead and a lot of other bands that function without hype. dmb doesn't need a album preview site with gimmick videos to sell albums. to me it's obvious the band said enough with that shit.. we're going to work and making a product.. no need for us to be filled in along the way..

[panini2001]

dave's a big fan of radiohead and a lot of other bands that function without hype. dmb doesn't need a album preview site with gimmick videos to sell albums. to me it's obvious the band said enough with that shit.. we're going to work and making a product.. no need for us to be filled in along the way..

Fair point but knowing that ultimately they are a business to make money it always helps feeding the fans titbits to sell a few more records along the way. Not being cynical by the way all the great bands make a lot of money. Nothing up with that

[kanedmb]

I think the debate about whether this is a b-sides album can be squashed with this tweet:

SLessard Stefan Lessard
Imagine yourself dancing to something new and something beautiful
7 Feb

[sheldonlevene]

I think the debate about whether this is a b-sides album can be squashed with this tweet:

SLessard Stefan Lessard
Imagine yourself dancing to something new and something beautiful
7 Feb

Apparently not. I mentioned that earlier, and it was looked over.

I don't know why we're so hesitant to call this what it is. It's a new album. With new music.

[panini2001]

I think the debate about whether this is a b-sides album can be squashed with this tweet:

SLessard Stefan Lessard
Imagine yourself dancing to something new and something beautiful
7 Feb


Thats fucked one of my arguments up. Thankyou.

[AntzDigger7]

Why are we suddenly touting this as fact?

It isn't. The album itself is longer than 20 minutes.

It was written in 10 days or so.

I was joking by being sarcastic....case in point...10 days for the album and it is widely regarded as one of the lowest quality dmb albums...even band members have alluded to this

You really think Steve Lillywhite and DMB are coming back together -- after a bitter falling out and with all the expectations about what a reunion means -- just to release a B-Side disc?

If they were going to do a B-Side disc, they'd never make a big producer choice.

If they were going to put out a quality album with a big producer, would they be close to finished after 5 weeks?

[rantingthespian]

Could be testing the water of the relationship by keeping things calm by recording a b side style album first before deciding on whether to release 'new material' at a later date. Just a tad strange no official word of brand new recordings has surfaced.

That's what I am thinking.

[tball123]

Maybe they wanted a "big producer" to help finish these unreleased songs.

[chyeachyea552]

just threw on crazy easy after a long while. if thats on the album with sugar will ill nut

[hockygoalie41]

am I in the minority hoping that the album is all new songs, all new dmb songs with lillywhite as the producer, ahh

[sheldonlevene]

am I in the minority hoping that the album is all new songs, all new dmb songs with lillywhite as the producer, ahh

NO, you're not.

Also I'm not sure how within 24 hours the pervasive thought has shifted to this unreleased material idea.

Who knows though.

[Dramageek]

NO, you're not.

Also I'm not sure how within 24 hours the pervasive thought has shifted to this unreleased material idea.

Who knows though.

It seems to spurred by the news that Rashawn recorded an album's worth of horn parts in 6 hours or so. However, because they were necessarily composed quickly.

[holdyouclose]

Anyone have a YouTube link? Can't watch this on my phone and can't find it anywhere for some reason....thanks

[jaymas9]

i'm quite certain that most ants would disagree with your statement, in the context of dmb. Everyday was recorded in 20 minutes or something and the lack of quality is quite transparent.The speed of Everyday being recorded is not why it lacks quality, it's the last thing I'd think about actually.

[holdyouclose]

This all depends on what they brought into the studio. Recording the actual songs only takes a couple of weeks. UTTAD and Crash only took 2 or 3 weeks to record....

[chyeachyea552]

Has anyone who watched the new video of rashawn playing think some of the licks he plays could be from the new album? nothing sounded familar but it sounded like he had played those lines before.

I dont know really im just so hyped for this album. surreal

[holdyouclose]

Has anyone who watched the new video of rashawn playing think some of the licks he plays could be from the new album? nothing sounded familar but it sounded like he had played those lines before.

I dont know really im just so hyped for this album. surreal

Did you even read any of this thread?

[smudge1]

6 hours for Rashawn to lay tracks....fine with me. Hopefully not much trumpet on the new album and Jeff spent 2 weeks working on tracks.

[holdyouclose]

Rashawn is a professional musician, this is what he does, he knows how to work in the studio from being a session player....6 hours is plenty for him

[mgm248]

So what was with the "taking live parts for drums" or something like that. Initially, I took it as 'they are recording shotgun and temporarily using Carter's drum park he once played live', but I know I'm definitely off.

Sorry about this unclear description, I'm really confused.

[Peppermill]

Just because the horn parts were laid down in 6 hours doesn't mean that the album will lack quality OR that they are mostly unreleased material that we know of. You have to consider the idea of that Steve and the band knew where they wanted the horn parts for each track, and Rashawn is a very talented trumpet play who can give you what you need in 6 hours. He could very well be exaggerating for all we know. If you think about it, Rashawn plays mostly fills. If you know where the fills are going to be/where you want them....6 hours is not unbelievable time frame for quality work.

[holdyouclose]

^

He could be talking about laying down parts for a demo, or 1 track, no one knows except for them....

[sheldonlevene]

So what was with the "taking live parts for drums" or something like that. Initially, I took it as 'they are recording shotgun and temporarily using Carter's drum park he once played live', but I know I'm definitely off.

Sorry about this unclear description, I'm really confused.

He was saying. Guitars and horns and likely violin and bass can lay down their tracks separately, but it usually helps for the drum track if everyone is playing the song together "live". Then the producer (steve) will have several drum takes from which to comp the final track.

[chyeachyea552]

Did you even read any of this thread?

skimmed, sorry i didnt read the whole thing, ill make sure i read the entire thread everytime before i post :thumbsup

[holdyouclose]

skimmed, sorry i didnt read the whole thing, ill make sure i read the entire thread everytime before i post :thumbsup

Just breaking your balls....but it was in the 1st post :lol

[dontdrink36]

That interiew was incredibly exciting. I can't wait to hear this stuff!!

[Seanieb]

If they were tracking live full band, in iso booths, there is a good change they got a lot of the horn parts from those sessions and the 1 day was just overdubs.

[lastcall]

can't access the video yet. This is differenct than the video from a few months ago where he went into the music shop to try out a new horn?

"Organic"............what the hell does this even mean? I know everyone associates it with DMB thru BTCS, but who knows what Rashawn means.

This thread is too optomistic and positive for Ants - it's kinda creepy.

I, too, hope it is all new music. Just having a hard time believeing that the band was that active during the past year to have all new material ready so quick. We shall see. What was the Dave quote towards the end of the Caravans..."hope to have new music next time we see you...."?

Ill have to watch the video again to nail down the right context but i remember thinking it had to do with the writing and composing process.
during big whiskey they did a bunch of little jams and just kinda peiced some together to form songs, so organic could mean that they just wrote one song at a time?

[westwingjl]

6 hours for recording trumpet parts shouldn't be a concern. Mark Knopfler's band often records their songs in just one take. When musicians are as talented as they are, there's no need to be recording parts for weeks at a time. That would even concern me more, in that case would they not be able to nail it down or they just don't know what they're doing?
No, this is good news I think.

[Julia Roberts]

I don't understand why people have to go to extremes (or maybe I do). "It better not be ALL old shit!". "It has to be ALL new!"

Maybe, like other DMB albums, it will be a mix of new and old. I get the feeling with songs like Shotgun and Sugar Will that they have been held back for the right moment. If the right moment doesn't come with Lillywhite then it probably never will.

PS. The Funny The Way It Is single was releaeed in April of 09. Could we be seeing a single in two months?

[kanedmb]

I think "organic" means that they are doing more of a simple recording process, like laying down their parts and not trying to fancy it up too much you know?

[Peppermill]

6 hours for recording trumpet parts shouldn't be a concern. Mark Knopfler's band often records their songs in just one take. When musicians are as talented as they are, there's no need to be recording parts for weeks at a time. That would even concern me more, in that case would they not be able to nail it down or they just don't know what they're doing?
No, this is good news I think.

totally agree:trap

[Drew M]

Is this vid posted anywhere else? It ain't workin for me.

[rick8285]

The band has no track record whatsoever of releasing albums with previously unreleased songs... not sure why anyone would expect that.

[vegeevore]

again, listen to btcs and lillywhite sessions. can u honestly think that those saxaphone parts were recorded in 6 hours or less? it is perfection. i may be wrong, but i just don't think perfection is recorded in such a short amount of time. rashawn's comment should cause more concern than rejoice.

if u need a more recent of example of why time is needed to perfect things, look at lithog. lithog's jam evolved to reach new heights over quite an extended period of time, not in the short amount of time that it was experimented with in the studio. time is needed. more than 6 hours for horns, for sure.

[kanedmb]

again, listen to btcs and lillywhite sessions. can u honestly think that those saxaphone parts were recorded in 6 hours or less? it is perfection. i may be wrong, but i just don't think perfection is recorded in such a short amount of time. rashawn's comment should cause more concern than rejoice.

if u need a more recent of example of why time is needed to perfect things, look at lithog. lithog's jam evolved to reach new heights over quite an extended period of time, not in the short amount of time that it was experimented with in the studio. time is needed. more than 6 hours for horns, for sure.

You think so? Those sound to me more "organic," like what Rashawn is talking about. Where you just play and let the music inspire you, and take what you play and you don't mess with it too much or force something out of you.

[blusi]

Maybe not too much trumpet stuff on the new album?

[drop2d]

again, listen to btcs and lillywhite sessions. can u honestly think that those saxaphone parts were recorded in 6 hours or less? it is perfection. i may be wrong, but i just don't think perfection is recorded in such a short amount of time. rashawn's comment should cause more concern than rejoice.

if u need a more recent of example of why time is needed to perfect things, look at lithog. lithog's jam evolved to reach new heights over quite an extended period of time, not in the short amount of time that it was experimented with in the studio. time is needed. more than 6 hours for horns, for sure.

He's just talking about the amount of time it took for him to do the final recordings of trupet.... Not writing, conceptualizing etc. When fonz went in to do his final tracks for bwgk he was done in a couple days.

[hockygoalie41]

again, listen to btcs and lillywhite sessions. can u honestly think that those saxaphone parts were recorded in 6 hours or less? it is perfection. i may be wrong, but i just don't think perfection is recorded in such a short amount of time. rashawn's comment should cause more concern than rejoice.

if u need a more recent of example of why time is needed to perfect things, look at lithog. lithog's jam evolved to reach new heights over quite an extended period of time, not in the short amount of time that it was experimented with in the studio. time is needed. more than 6 hours for horns, for sure.

Rashawn seemed pretty happy when talking about how the album is going, I don't think he'd be beaming if he just went in and put down some shit horn tracks real fast.

As for lithog, I remember dave saying he didn't like jamming and jamming on one song in the studio and I think cavallo said the same thing for BW, in that atmosphere there was no way lithog would be a five or six plus minute studio track most likely, with another producer who knows. I'm not too worried about how long it took Rashawn, as said before, he's a professional he knows what he's doing and that video has gotten my pretty excited

[holdyouclose]

Maybe not too much trumpet stuff on the new album?

Or maybe it was 6 hours for demos? Or just 1 song? Why are people thinking this is trumpet recording for the whole album?

[pele69]

something i find interesting is the amount of time from albums completions to albums release has dramatically shortened over the years due to leaking...this is for music industry...so im hoping we get music sooner rather than later

[dotpsd]

can't access the video yet. This is differenct than the video from a few months ago where he went into the music shop to try out a new horn?

"Organic"............what the hell does this even mean? I know everyone associates it with DMB thru BTCS, but who knows what Rashawn means.

This thread is too optomistic and positive for Ants - it's kinda creepy.

I, too, hope it is all new music. Just having a hard time believeing that the band was that active during the past year to have all new material ready so quick. We shall see. What was the Dave quote towards the end of the Caravans..."hope to have new music next time we see you...."?

I guess by organic he means less "precise" or "big sounding." When I think of horn layering Shake Me Like a Monkey comes to mind. That is a big sounding song.

[pmbdmb]

The band has no track record whatsoever of releasing albums with previously unreleased songs... not sure why anyone would expect that.

Busted Stuff?

[dotpsd]

Things I'm hoping for:

- Less electric sound from Tim. I know it's been said a million times all over these boards but I really love who Tim was back on Crash and BTCS. He did these quick fun little fills. Hell, even having Tim on acoustic with the whole band would be interesting.

- Banjo. I love the banjo parts on BW and I'm hoping they could get someone to play some banjo on this new album again.

- Dave to do the artwork. Seriously, BW is one of the best album covers in my collection and I'd love Dave to draw up something again.

- A Good Mix & Vinyl. I feel comfortable with Lillywhite in the studio. A lillywhite produced album on vinyl will be a beautiful thing. I think we can all pretty much guarantee that this gets released on cd/vinyl like BW.

[DMBCardinal]

Or maybe it was 6 hours for demos? Or just 1 song? Why are people thinking this is trumpet recording for the whole album?

Rashawn's own words: "The albums gone awesome. We finished all the horns in one day. Uno. All the horns are done."

I'm not sure how that would mean one song.

[ericvol]

First of all, WOW this is exciting. The most encouraging part of this video is that they have made significant and tangible progress so far in the studio.

The word "organic" could refer to many things in relation to a DMB recording process. But in this interview, Rashawn uses "organic" to refer to the sound that not stacking the horns on the album makes. He says clearly that instead of having a "big" sound, the single horn track allows it to cut through music very organicly. Which in my opinion means it sounds crisp and natural and not "overproduced." So this is a good thing. (Think how Big Eyed Fish and Diggin a Ditch's horn parts sound on the Lillywhite sessions.)

Then lastly, just because he laid down his tracks in 6 hours does not spell utter doom for the album. Like many have said in this thread, he likely work on his parts for weeks, writing, practicing, and perfecting before he went in to do his final recordings. He and Jeff work great together and like everyone said I can see them busting ass and getting their tparts done in 2 or 3 takes.

I am sure Dave's vocals, the guitar parts and the bass parts will take much longer than 6 hours to perfect.

This album is going to be amazing.

[DMBCardinal]

Anyone who is concerned about the 6 hour thing is crazy. He clearly stated that they spent a month working on their parts before they finalized them. Some people need to listen to the interview again before they post.

[dotpsd]

Anyone who is concerned about the 6 hour thing is crazy. He clearly stated that they spent a month working on their parts before they finalized them. Some people need to listen to the interview again before they post.

Or they have to be less negative in general about things ...

[sheldonlevene]

Or they have to be less negative in general about things ...

This...though a nice thought, is unlikely. :lol

[kyledmb]

Maybe not too much trumpet stuff on the new album?

this was my first thought. Maybe trumpet is used sparingly by Lillywhite?

[crushme5]

I think "organic" means that they are doing more of a simple recording process, like laying down their parts and not trying to fancy it up too much you know?

i'm glad someone is finally making some sense. i think a simple recording process is what organic recording is. if the songs are good, they really speak for themselves. they don't need a lot of tweaking, overdubbing, etc. if you remember back in the "old days" of dmb, albums like Crash and UTTAD were recorded "live," meaning, the album's parts were recorded at once. that is a very organic process....that being said, the songs need to be pretty complete in order to do this, and i'm guessing that's the case here.

how many of y'all have recorded in a studio? it's really doesn't take that long to record tracks if a) you are a talented musician, b) you're prepared, c) the music is already written. i went into the studio to help a friend of mine back in january. she gave me the music and i practiced the song before coming into the studio. i knocked out the acoustic guitar track in less than half an hour....final version. 6 hours to record 12 tracks isn't really that bad if the music had been written already.

[krismason]

Fyi... Album was finished last night, and 1st single out in May...

Thanks, and belive if you like

[Dankguitar]

Fyi... Album was finished last night, and 1st single out in May...

Thank u Scott

Why do I believe this?

[crushme5]

Fyi... Album was finished last night, and 1st single out in May...

Thanks, and belive if you like

I want to believe it. Do you have inside info, yes or no? You don't have to share how, just if you do or not.

And, I don't doubt that being a reasonable timeline for a first single if the album is released in June or July.

[krismason]

Yes its true..

[blusi]

Fyi... Album was finished last night, and 1st single out in May...

Thanks, and belive if you like

And why waiting 3-4 months for the first single?

[Dankguitar]

Guys you should believe the info that was just posted. That's all I will say

[Dankguitar]

And why waiting 3-4 months for the first single?

Gotta build hype and arrange for all of the album release promotional stuff

[Drumlax15]

Guys you should believe the info that was just posted. That's all I will say
Why is that all u will say? Your already telling us the info....explain

[schreiber89]

Isn't Kris Mason Dave's real name?

[Dankguitar]

Why is that all u will say? Your already telling us the info....explain

Because the original post contained a name of the source. I happened to read that post so the source contacted me to tell me to keep his name quiet. I'm leaving it at that

[krismason]

Isn't Kris Mason Dave's real name?


Yep ding ding ding

[sheldonlevene]

Because the original post contained a name of the source. I happened to read that post so the source contacted me to tell me to keep his name quiet. I'm leaving it at that

And this is why some people don't talk on the boards. :shrug

[blusi]

Because the original post contained a name of the source. I happened to read that post so the source contacted me to tell me to keep his name quiet. I'm leaving it at that

Is Stan back?! :hump

[blusi]

Because the original post contained a name of the source. I happened to read that post so the source contacted me to tell me to keep his name quiet. I'm leaving it at that

Thank you Scot?

[sheldonlevene]

:lol at that edit.

Thanks, and believe if you like.

[dotpsd]

Is Stan back?! :hump

I thought of Stan too here. Garden Hose.

[Dankguitar]

Ok let's not focus on sources here. It actually makes sense that they're done considering Stefan's tweet last night. Sounds like he was describing their completed work if you ask me. And we know rashawn is basically done laying down his tracks. This is only possible if the songs are completely written

[dotpsd]

Ok let's not focus on sources here. It actually makes sense that they're done considering Stefan's tweet last night. Sounds like he was describing their completed work if you ask me. And we know rashawn is basically done laying down his tracks. This is only possible if the songs are completely written

"Brilliant Charming Lovely Unique Dark Haunting"

God, I hope so.

[blusi]

"Brilliant Charming Lovely Unique Dark Haunting"

God, I hope so.

If I read the word "lovely" I always think about the lovely ladies...:shrug

[thestand]

And why waiting 3-4 months for the first single?

Because of a thing called post-production. Recording just finished, now the music is in the hands of te producer and his engineer. Tracking everything, mixing, figuring out if someone needs to meet up at a studio to rerecord something to get it to sound just right, etc. The album's recording is done, but the process isn't.

And, of course, there's a bit of strategic timing. Funny the Way It Is dropped on the opening day of the spring 2009 tour. Dropping this first single near the first show of the summer tour would work just as well.

EDIT: This isn't me saying I think or know that the album is done. Just saying that if it is for today, the timeline presented makes sense.

[stlbluespower]

I pictured DMB and Lillywhite hitting the studio cold the first week in Jan and then not much really happening the first month or so, some ideas get developed in Feb and March, then resume studio work maybe in the Fall. I'm having an extremely hard time buying into this current timeline - tweets be damned.

[krismason]

The reason the new single will take until May, for one, is because it's not been picked yet. And they need 100% decision on album title info and artwork, etc. before they release it. So there's other things that need to be done first.

[Drumlax15]

The reason the new single will take until May, for one, is because it's not been picked yet. And they need 100% decision on album title info and artwork, etc. before they release it. So there's other things that need to be done first.

Any idea if they are all new songs or some unreleased or all unreleased?

[Dankguitar]

I pictured DMB and Lillywhite hitting the studio cold the first week in Jan and then not much really happening the first month or so, some ideas get developed in Feb and March, then resume studio work maybe in the Fall. I'm having an extremely hard time buying into this current timeline - tweets be damned.

This will help you adjust your expected timeline. I really really think Dave spent the past year working on an album's worth of new songs. Writing the songs is by far the longest part of the process. So this timeline makes sense if that is what happened

[Seanieb]

A May release would be just about right based on the tracking schedule. There's post production, duplication, these all take a very long time. And there's also the intention of releasing the single close to the tour for promotion.

This is a lot like Busted Stuff's schedule. Single in May, Album in July.

So it looks like we have a Lillywhite produced album, Tim guesting, and a summer tour. Shaping up to be the best year since Roi's passing, all things considered. Glad I did not let my membership lapse :)

[Jordan#41]

I pictured DMB and Lillywhite hitting the studio cold the first week in Jan and then not much really happening the first month or so, some ideas get developed in Feb and March, then resume studio work maybe in the Fall. I'm having an extremely hard time buying into this current timeline - tweets be damned.

I still feel like BW was just released. I have a hard time believing we will see a new album anytime soon.

[sheldonlevene]

I still feel like BW was just released. I have a hard time believing we will see a new album anytime soon.

How is 09-12 not a good enough span?

[Jordan#41]

How is 09-12 not a good enough span?


Was it really 2009 when BW was released? Man time flies. I guess it's about time for some new material then...

[sheldonlevene]

Was it really 2009 when BW was released? Man time flies. I guess it's about time for some new material then...

It's because they've been drilling us with it at shows for 3 years.

[Colin]

And, of course, there's a bit of strategic timing. Funny the Way It Is dropped on the opening day of the spring 2009 tour. Dropping this first single near the first show of the summer tour would work just as well.

To support your point even more, the opening day of the 2009 spring tour was supposed to be the album release date, but it got pushed back a month and a half or so, so they released the single on that date instead.

[crushme5]

Well for those of you that are sharing this information with us....a big thank you! This really is exciting news. DMB has been my favorite band since 1992-93, my freshman year of high school (I just dated myself) and the anticipation for a new album never gets old.

[stlbluespower]

I still feel like BW was just released. I have a hard time believing we will see a new album anytime soon.

I really like BW, but the amount of (over)plays it was still getting last year make it seem like a much more recent release.

[Drumlax15]

I really like BW, but the amount of (over)plays it was still getting last year make it seem like a much more recent release.

Agreed. Seems like it was just released

[scarbdp]

Surprised this hasn't blown up already like the infamous thread started by stan the man...

[DMBvol41]

I'm just really ready to get a break from BW tunes (except for LITHOG) and to hear the new Lillywhite stuff evolve throughout this tour.

[blumathu]

This all depends on what they brought into the studio. Recording the actual songs only takes a couple of weeks. UTTAD and Crash only took 2 or 3 weeks to record....

Crash took longer than 3 weeks to record.

[dotpsd]

I'm just really ready to get a break from BW tunes (except for LITHOG) and to hear the new Lillywhite stuff evolve throughout this tour.

Same here. While I do love BW it just doesn't have the stay power when compared to the Big 3. I like the songs, but I'd love to hear something new and fresh.

[K3nTaKa0s]

There's been so much bullshit spewed on here over the years, it's hard to believe what's true and what's not.

[sheldonlevene]

There's been so much bullshit spewed on here over the years, it's hard to believe what's true and what's not.

This is true, but fwiw I believe this info.

[alpinevalley4]

I don't see the concern that all the horn parts were recorded in 6 hours. An album is maybe 45 minutes long, that's plenty of time to perfect everything. It's not like they wrote all the parts in 6 hours, just recorded. I can't wait.

[ericvol]

Great news on the timeline...I figured it would be mid tour if they were as far as Rashawn indicated.

Boom!

[holdyouclose]

Crash took longer than 3 weeks to record.

Well of course the whole process did, I'm just talking about the actual time it takes to track the songs, once they them written, they can do very it quickly, even with Lillywhite running the show, they can only record them so many times....

[chyeachyea552]

i just want an announcement. i will be content but they have to come up with an album name first and probably artwork too.

[warehouseguy]

Hope this is true! And man oh man, may that first single be "Hurricane"!!!

[jschneider]

Stefan's "descriptions" of the album were all in capital letters. Could those capital letters be an acronym for the album title?

[holdyouclose]

Stefan's "descriptions" of the album were all in capital letters. Could those capital letters be an acronym for the album title?

I can't believe how some of you people read way to into some stuff?

[TMoore4075]

I can't believe how some of you people read way to into some stuff?

Agreed. "Stefan tweeted that the end of that football game was crazy. Could that mean Crazy-Easy will be on the album?!?!"

[holdyouclose]

Agreed. "Stefan tweeted that the end of that football game was crazy. Could that mean Crazy-Easy will be on the album?!?!"

Actually it means they're re-working both Crush and Captain for the new album, where all the tracks will be re-worked classics....

[Sniper15]

Surprised this hasn't blown up already like the infamous thread started by stan the man...

It hasn't blown up like the Stan thread because this dude hasn't posted any details or pictures like Stan did. Anyone can make some drive by post about when the album is coming out. Stan actually had substantial insight to different songs and aspects of the album.

[Caveat Emperor]

Didn't RR say, in that interview clip, that they had more stuff to do still?

Sorry, not buying this at all.

[Dankguitar]

Didn't RR say, in that interview clip, that they had more stuff to do still?

Sorry, not buying this at all.

the songs are written. they are now recording final takes and perfecting the songs it seems. rashawn said he recorded all his parts already. that is only possible with a finished group of songs. i don't know why people find this so hard to believe. once you can accept that almost no songwriting seemed to happen in the studio you can realize how this isn't such outlandish news

[Julia Roberts]

the songs are written. they are now recording final takes and perfecting the songs it seems. rashawn said he recorded all his parts already. that is only possible with a finished group of songs. i don't know why people find this so hard to believe. once you can accept that almost no songwriting seemed to happen in the studio you can realize how this isn't such outlandish news

There is a contingent of posters that desperately want 15 new songs written in the studio with Lillywhite. I hope these people can accept a few songs they have already heard with an open mind.

[crashintonickdm]

rashawns an ugly dood

[Drumlax15]

rashawns an ugly dood

Looks like a turtle

[Jordan#41]

rashawns an ugly dood

With a shitload of talent.

[stlbluespower]

[QUOTE=Drumlax15;13330154]Looks like a turtle[/QUOTE


You and Crashintonick ought to stick your ugly mugs about 3 inches away from a rolling camera and let us judge how handsome you are.

[Drumlax15]

[QUOTE=Drumlax15;13330154]Looks like a turtle[/QUOTE


You and Crashintonick ought to stick your ugly mugs about 3 inches away from a rolling camera and let us judge how handsome you are.

Guess you don't agree he looks like a turtle

[stlbluespower]

[QUOTE=stlbluespower;13330178]

Guess you don't agree he looks like a turtle

I just think it is totally uncalled for to make derogatory personal remarks about the band members.

[Drumlax15]

[QUOTE=Drumlax15;13330198]

I just think it is totally uncalled for to make derogatory personal remarks about the band members.

Oh lighten up....

[DMBCardinal]

[QUOTE=Drumlax15;13330154]Looks like a turtle[/QUOTE


You and Crashintonick ought to stick your ugly mugs about 3 inches away from a rolling camera and let us judge how handsome you are.

:thumbsup Rashawn is awesome.

[kittensXLI]

:thumbsup Rashawn is awesome.
Just trying to fix that awful quoting tag typo.

[sheldonlevene]

Just trying to fix that awful quoting tag typo.

:lol Yeah, that was getting ugly.